Addyson
- Pronunciation
- [A-ddy-son]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Awesome
- Origin
- English
About the Name Addyson
Addyson is a modern phonetic respelling of Addison and has no independent ancient etymology of its own. Its meaning derives entirely from Addison, an English surname that originated as a patronymic meaning "son of Addie" — Addie being a medieval pet form of Adam. Like Addison, Madison, and Emerson, it belongs to the wave of originally-masculine surnames that became popular as girls' given names in the United States, and the -y- spelling is one of several variant forms (alongside Addisyn, Addisynn, and others) that parents have adopted to personalize the name.
Addyson is firmly a 21st-century American name. It entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2004, rose quickly to its peak rank of #192 in 2010, and was given to more than 15,000 girls during its time in the charts before easing back below the top-1000 after 2021. Its rise and fall track closely with the broader surname-name trend and with the dominance of its parent spelling, Addison, which absorbed much of the same demand.
The name's appeal is its blend of a familiar, friendly sound with a distinctive spelling, and the ready-made nicknames Addy and Addie that it shares with Addison, Adeline, and Adelaide. It suits parents who like the contemporary surname-name style and want a spelling that feels a little more their own.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Addyson
US Popularity History (2004–2021)
Annual US births named Addyson by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2010 with 1,619 girls named Addyson (girl rank #192 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2021, ranked #864 for girls (318 US births). That's 672 places below its 2010 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Addyson Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Addyson the strongest states are West Virginia, Idaho, Mississippi.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | #230 | 42 |
| 2 | Idaho | #340 | 17 |
| 3 | Mississippi | #352 | 86 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | #385 | 58 |
| 5 | Iowa | #402 | 42 |
| 6 | Kentucky | #453 | 105 |
| 7 | Arkansas | #454 | 35 |
| 8 | Missouri | #456 | 82 |
| 9 | Kansas | #466 | 34 |
| 10 | Alabama | #468 | 72 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #1,162 | 89 |
| 2 | Florida | #1,006 | 87 |
| 3 | Maryland | #802 | 18 |
| 4 | Arizona | #786 | 41 |
| 5 | Illinois | #774 | 82 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | #761 | 25 |
| 7 | Texas | #746 | 315 |
| 8 | Georgia | #738 | 117 |
| 9 | Michigan | #723 | 46 |
| 10 | Washington | #715 | 38 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Addyson in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Addyson against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).